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Beaver Island zoning-study committee

Also 1972 Beaver Island zoning committee · island zoning study committee

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Summary

A special meeting of Beaver Island citizens elected a seven-member committee to study Charlevoix County zoning proposals and recommend changes suited to island conditions, according to the February 1972 Beaver Beacon. Jewell Gillespie served as chair; the other named members were Edward Wojan, Father Donahue, Lawrence McDonough, Bernard (Bill) Wagner, Eileen Martin, and Donald Cole.

Evidence and limits

This is a source-qualified committee record. The newspaper does not establish a charter, legal authority, final membership after the initial election, or an adopted zoning ordinance.

See also

The dated record

2 dated events · 1972–1973These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. Describes a seven-member committee, naming Jewell Gillespie as chair and Edward Wojan, Father Donahue, Lawrence McDonough, Bernard (Bill) Wagner, Eileen Martin, and Donald Cole as members; it describes the committee’s work on county proposals but does not provide a charter, legal authority, or final ordinance.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-02_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports the informal October 13 meeting after a missed newspaper notice and the formal November 10 public hearing schedule; it names Phyllis Townsend as secretary but does not establish final committee membership or ordinance adoption.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-09_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the combined September–October publication; it does not expand the published source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island zoning-study committee”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/organizations/beaver-island-zoning-study-committee-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1972, “Zoning Coming to the Island.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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